preheat oven to 375.

spray cake pan with cooking spray. cook Tater toys to crisp.

brown onions garlic and beef. add taco seasoning chilies and core. heat thoroughly.

in in large mixing bowl combine ground beef mixture 3/4 ofcheese and Tarot toys stir well.

pour about 1/3 of sauce into the bottom of baking dish. add Tater tot mixture and lightly pat down. pour remains sauce in bake for 30 min. during the last few minutes of cooking top.the casserole with remaining ingridients